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03/04 03:42 CST Mississippi Valley State visits Cotton and Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State visits Cotton and Jackson State
By The Associated Press
Mississippi Valley State Devilettes (6-22, 5-12 SWAC) at Jackson State Lady
Tigers (12-17, 10-7 SWAC)
Jackson, Mississippi; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State plays Mississippi Valley State after Jaileyah Cotton
scored 20 points in Jackson State's 63-59 win over the Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Golden Lions.
The Lady Tigers have gone 5-7 at home. Jackson State averages 17.7 turnovers
per game and is 4-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Devilettes are 5-12 in SWAC play. Mississippi Valley State has a 1-2 record
in one-possession games.
Jackson State is shooting 36.0% from the field this season, 6.1 percentage
points lower than the 42.1% Mississippi Valley State allows to opponents.
Mississippi Valley State's 33.8% shooting percentage from the field this season
is 7.8 percentage points lower than Jackson State has given up to its opponents
(41.6%).
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. Jackson
State won the last matchup 64-50 on Feb. 7. Jada Patton scored 14 points points
to help lead the Lady Tigers to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rhema Pegues is scoring 9.9 points per game with 4.2 rebounds
and 1.2 assists for the Lady Tigers. Cotton is averaging 14 points, 5.7
rebounds and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games.
Ariel Jefferson is averaging 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Devilettes.
Jaeda Murphy is averaging 11.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Tigers: 7-3, averaging 58.9 points, 36.0 rebounds, 9.9
assists, 10.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 35.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 57.5 points per game.
Devilettes: 2-8, averaging 62.1 points, 37.8 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 9.2 steals
and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 35.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 71.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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